Ok, I have to change the cv axle on my 1988 hf crx... My buddy and I
have the manual to help us... but its just a Haynes manual I think... my
questions are... what should I expect?
Pain, pestilence and depression...
No, wait... that's what to expect when Armageddon is here... Sorry... ;^)
Is this going to be a hard job to do or will it be straight forward and pretty simple?
I have never done a CRX axle but I have done a Civic (and a GTi, Jetta and Audi before...) and I understand that it's basically the same. It wasn't all that hard to do. Kinda messy (grease...) but it wasn't all that bad. It only took me about 30 minutes to get the axle out by myself and maybe about the same to get the new one back in. I really didn't time myself when I did it (which was even before I had a CRX...) but it was no more than an hour.
The hardest part, at least for me, was separating the lower arm from the knuckle. But even that wasn't too hard. The ball joint popper tool that I've used on my past vehicles worked in that situation. I don't believe it's recommended to use a pickle fork either. Personally, I don't like to use said fork even though I have one. Anyway, you get a tool to separate the knuckle from just about any parts store like Kragen, PepBoy's and AutoZone. They're not that expensive. I got mine from PepBoy's for around $10 (USD) 5+ years ago.
Don't forget to use a new cotter pin when you to put the nut back on.
I would also use care when separating the drive axle from the differential. Use a very large flat blade screwdriver. DO NOT PULL ON THE DRIVE AXLE. You can, however, pull on it slightly to help separate it while you carefully pry it with a flat blade.
Once you break the grip that it has, it comes out pretty easily.
We also used a complete drive axle (complete with CV joint) and so we didn't have to grease it or assemble the joint. So installation was literally in the reverse order.
I have the
rebuilt driver side cv axle from discount auto parts and some grease...
I believe it's the right stuff I was told it is by the guys at
autozone.. it says it handles temps up to 500 deg.... so any feedback
before I attempt this job would be appreciated...
I don't think I even paid much attention to the grease I used. I do know it was made by GTX and it too was sold to me when I did my axle in the GTi. I've used it for that Civic I did too.
maybe ill even get my
buddies digital camera and make a tech article from it for Robert
hehe.....
Thanks in advance,
Richard
'88 crx hf
Orlando,fl
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